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LS1536: DELICT AND UNJUSTIFIED ENRICHMENT (2019-2020)

Last modified: 25 Sep 2019 09:58


Course Overview

This course introduces students to two of the key branches of the Scots law of obligations, namely Delict (which governs legal liability for situations such as the negligent infliction of harm upon others, or liability for breach of privacy) and Unjustified Enrichment (which is concerned with questions such as, if I pay you money in error, am I entitled to demand that you return it?).  The course will be taught primarily via lectures and tutorials.  There will also be one compulsory interactive workshop illustrating how to quantify the amount of damages payable for personal injury.

Course Details

Study Type Undergraduate Level 1
Term Second Term Credit Points 15 credits (7.5 ECTS credits)
Campus Aberdeen Sustained Study No
Co-ordinators
  • Dr Euan West

What courses & programmes must have been taken before this course?

  • Either Law (LS) or Legal Studies (Ma Honours) (LX)
  • Any Undergraduate Programme
  • One of Programme Level 1 or Programme Level 2 or Programme Level 3 or Programme Level 4 or Programme Level 5

What other courses must be taken with this course?

None.

What courses cannot be taken with this course?

Are there a limited number of places available?

No

Course Description

This course provides students with a knowledge and understanding of the key features of the law of unjustified enrichment and delict in Scots law. In particular, it considers the function and structure of the areas of law under discussion. The course will consider such topics as different forms of unjustified enrichment, the key principles of the law of negligence and breach of statutory duty, deliberate wrongs (including defamation and the intentional economic delicts), the law of damages and law of prescription and limitation as pertains to delict.


Contact Teaching Time

Information on contact teaching time is available from the course guide.

Teaching Breakdown

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Details, including assessments, may be subject to change until 30 August 2024 for 1st term courses and 20 December 2024 for 2nd term courses.

Summative Assessments

Exam

Assessment Type Summative Weighting 75
Assessment Weeks Feedback Weeks

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Feedback

Students who fail the final exam have the option to go over their first paper prior to the resit.

Learning Outcomes
Knowledge LevelThinking SkillOutcome
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A 1,500-word written answer to a problem question

Assessment Type Summative Weighting 25
Assessment Weeks Feedback Weeks

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Feedback

Written feedback will given be on the students' formative problem question and a note on common errors will be provided. Written feedback will be given on the students' summative exercise and a note on common errors will be provided. Feedback will be given on an ongoing basis in tutorials in the form of tutors' responses to students' contributions in class.

Learning Outcomes
Knowledge LevelThinking SkillOutcome
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Formative Assessment

Formative assessment on the unjustified enrichment element of the course

Assessment Type Formative Weighting
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Feedback

It is non-counting but compulsory.

Learning Outcomes
Knowledge LevelThinking SkillOutcome
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Resit Assessments

Exam

Assessment Type Summative Weighting 75
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Learning Outcomes
Knowledge LevelThinking SkillOutcome
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Resubmission of failed elements

Assessment Type Summative Weighting 25
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Learning Outcomes
Knowledge LevelThinking SkillOutcome
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Course Learning Outcomes

Knowledge LevelThinking SkillOutcome
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